What a choice for Christmas, this place is the business, I could actually live here !! its big, clean, full of cool people who are also staying till Xmas, has Skysports, free bodyboards, and the back garden meets the beach...Ideal...

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Spent 9 days here, have just left Dunsbourgh, and had the best time possible, I was gutted to leave the place, everyone was so friendly & chilled....well and truly had the time of my life !!

the kids in the hostel

Me Bobby and the girls !

Spent Most of my time with Adam, Heather, Bobby, Will, Debs, and Mikeo..

Debs, Adam & Heather

Bobby, Lauren, Ruth, Heather...off to catch some waves

Anyway...Most days we would jump into the car and roll down to the surf beachs either Smiths or Yells early doors around 8, as Adam had to be at work for 12, so we'd get chance to catch some decent waves before lunch....

Adam and Me ! on a wave

Some dude on a tube (is it Adam)

That left the afternoon free to chill out, in the hamock or watch a DVD...or in Wills case..sleep all afternoon !

Heather & Dave

One afternoon we pilled down the beach and went to Yallinup for the first time, the surf was of this world...never seen anything like it....didnt stop Me, Adam and Bobby from getting wiped out big time on some killer waves. Miko and Heather got no further than getting their feet wet ! dont balme them really !!

Me and Bob !

The next day Dave took us on a tour of the cape, where we got to see the dolphins again, Heather just saw them diving through the waves as we were driving away, an amazing sight, almost better than seeing them up close they were better at catching the waves than us !!

the coast

the cape..where we saw the Dolphins surfing the waves

Surf master Dave then took us back down to Smiths beach where we tried to learn to surf, Bobby, Heather and Myself had a go out on a long board...didnt really get it though, Heather was trying to show us how to stand up on the board, but kept falling off herself ! some teacher :-) we just got back on the bodybords for some user friendly action !!

Ruth and Lauren gave it a miss...I think they thought it was too cold..ha..ha

That day evening we had the BBQ at the hostel, and discovered our cheapo way of drinking, value box's of wine...5 littles for $10 thats about 4 quid !! ha-ha we got lashed !!

Christmas kind of crept up on us, as there is not much of a build up here, like back home..so before we knew it it was Xmas Eve, but it was just another day down the beach...pretty cool xmas eve though !!

We had a massive Chritmas eve meal that evening in the garden with everyone !

Then the following morning, we were all up and on the beach which is just 5 secconds from the hostel garden...to have our Christmas brunch on the sand...the classic Aussie Xmas !

Ruth, Heather, Lauren on xmas day

Ester & Heather xmas day

Pretty warm xmas day...think it was 32 in the shade at about 11am...

After the food I went back in side to cool off...and as the premiership highlights were on foxtel !!

Dunsborough, Australia

Everyone xmas day

Happy Days !

Anyways...Spent the rest of the day with the gang, ended the day playing cards...with a very pi$$ed Bobby and Miko..

Heather, Adam, Me, Bobby, Miko on xmas day

Boxing day we spent...yep youve guesed it at the beach, with Adam, Debs, Heather and Dave came over to join us too ! Shame though as there were no waves even at Yells..the place where the monster waves were only a few days before...

And as it was my last night in the beach house hostel, we had a bit of a massive night out !

the Gang in the 3 bears

Debs took one for the team and took the car so we didnt faff about with cabs...(what a trooper)

We all had a great time, even though Dan the cave man was there !! #@#% YEAH
I can just see Adams face when we saw Dan on the dance floor !! haha !! what a muppet !!

everyone down the pub on my last night

Back at the hostel after the pub, finished off the last of the wine, not a good move when I had to be up and ready in the morning,

anyway, Big thanks to the beach house for being the best hostel in WA, everyone who does this coast should stop over here,

Ill miss all the beach house kids heaps...Adam, Bobby, Heather, Miko, Will, Dave, and all the others that were there for xmas, Even Dan (haha

written by  tomrendell on December 21, 2006 from Dunsborough, Australia
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Pretty envious Tom,dull cold and wet here at the moment. Hard to believe I need to wish you 'Happy New Year'! I am sure you will !!Dad

written by  Aub Rendell on December 29, 2006

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